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consumption

[kuhn-suhmp-shuhn] / kənˈsʌmp ʃən /


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His messages on Sunday night that he would stop Netanyahu may have been meant for Tehran's consumption to distance Washington from Israel's strikes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Goldman Sachs estimates global demand fell 4% to 5% in April due to reduced flows through the Strait of Hormuz, citing weaker consumption in China and Western Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Petroleum futures and options turnover on the Intercontinental Exchange is roughly 40 times daily oil consumption, Bouchouev estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Management highlighted consumption growth across the portfolio and continued strength from Rao’s pasta sauce, which surpassed $1 billion in trailing 12-month sales.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

He expressed himself in the dietary laws, which favored native African foods—the yam, the cassava—and prohibited the consumption of swine.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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